Paper twine.



A. DYMOCK.

PAPER TWINE. APPucATmN FILED JUNE 11. 1914.

Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

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' v Application filed .Tune 11,1914. Serial No. 844,565.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known ject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Stockport, inthe county of Chester, England,- have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Paper Twine; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which' it appertains to make and usethe the/same.

This invention relates to 'paper twine manufactured from a paper ribbon(or ribbensix which is twisted into twine in a damp or wet state bysuitable means and which may ave incorporated in it a hemp or the like tine.

- The object of the said invention is to improve the appearance andincrease the strength of such twine, to allow-ofthe use of weaker paperthan hitherto usedv in its manufacture, and to cheapen the means usedfor the said manufacture.

. Hitheiftvo the paper twine consisted'of a helicallj,v `wound paperribbon, which in some caseshad a hemp or the like core, or of a paperribbon twisted with its longitudinal edges curled inwardly, a hemp orthe like core being in some cases provided central with the paperribbon.

My improved paper twine consists of a paper ribbon which is first foldeddouble,

double and finally twisted, the hemp or the like core, when em- 4ployed,being inside the first fold.

in the accompanying drawing which il'- paper twine, Figure showing theformation of the said twine without a hemp or the like core, andv Fig. 2is a perspective view showing the formation o` improved twinewith a hempor' core. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on AQA, Fig. 2.

the like that I, ARTHUR DYMooKsub the said the line Figs. 1 and 2illustrate l apiece of finished twine which has been partially untwistedand' unfolded in order to show its formation, and nota piece of twine inthe process ofmanufacture.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout .the several views.

eferring to Fig. 1, the paper ribbon av is first folded double as shownat b, then again folded double as shown at c, and afterward twisted asshown at n?.

Referring to Fig. 2, the paper ribbon av ribbon folded approximately inthe center and refolded approximately of the first fold and twisted.

2. A. paper twine consisting of a paper ribbon folded approximately inthe center and refolded' approximately in the center of the first foldand twisted, and of a core situated inside of the first fold of thepaper ribbon.

3. A paper twine ribbon folded double, approximately in the centenaplurality of times and twisted.. 4. A paper twine consisting of a paperin the center `ribbon `folded double, approximately in the center, aplurality of timesand twisted, and of a core situated inside the firstfold of the paper ribbon.

in testimony whereof -l' signature in presence-oit' two witnesses,

, ARTHUR nifMolcK.

Witnesses: Y

ALFRED BossHARnfr, STANLEY E. BRAMALL.

ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TG AMERCAN CORETWINE 0F BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ACORPORATION 0F MASSACHUSETTS.

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